Porter defeats Diaz in rematch; Jack and Periban battle to draw

Photos: Mary Ann Owen

After battling to a draw in their first fight, unbeaten welterweight Shawn “Showtime” Porter (22-0-1, 14 KOs) and former world champion Julio “The Kidd” Diaz (40-9-1, 29 KOs) went ten hard round rounds again on Thursday night in the Premier Ballroom located in the MGM Grand Conference Center in Las Vegas. This time, Porter outworked Diaz to win by scores of 98-92, 97-93, 97-93. The NABO and USBA welterweight titles were on the line.

A clash of unbeaten 154-pounders ended in a no-contest after a head clash in round four opened cuts on both Julian “J-Rock” Williams (13-0-1, 10 KOs) and Hugo “The Boss” Centeno Jr. (19-0, 10 KOs) in a bout for the WBC International super welterweight title. Williams was in command to that point.